The air traffic between Russia and CIS countries may be resumed in August, President of the Russian travel Industry Union Andrei Ignatyev said on Thursday at a press conference, APA reports citing TASS
Russia completely closed the international air service since March 27.
Tourism industry’s losses due to the pandemic amounted to about 1.5 trillion rubles ($21.2 bln) and it will take at least 18 months for the industry to recover, Ignatyev added.